Bachelor's-12% vs national median36 grads tracked
Physics at Southern Oregon University
Ranked 134th of 165 bachelor's programs in Physics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$49,035
middle 50%: $22,038 – $67,570
Median · 5 years out
$66,779
middle 50%: $46,093 – $136,177
Median · 10 years out
$84,400
middle 50%: $38,967 – $107,668
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Physics (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Graduates of Southern Oregon University's bachelor's program in Physics earn a median $49,035 one year after graduating, rising to $84,400 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 12% below the national median of $76,251 for this field, ranking 134th of 165 reporting programs.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Paid off in
6.2 yrs
≈ $6,954 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$67,987 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$67,887 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud State University
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$67,254 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$66,850 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University Moorhead
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
University of Akron (The)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Lamar University
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
$65,534 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Southern Oregon University
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$91,050 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$89,177 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$87,528 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$84,400 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$72,134 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$71,863 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$63,705 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$63,377 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$62,848 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)
$62,662 · 5 yrs out